Lac Masson Fishing near Leblanc, Quebec

• Overview

  Lac Masson sits within Mauricie in Quebec. The water sits 497 metres up. Around 26 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Shoreline comes to about 3.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. For supplies, Leblanc is 45 km out. Saguenay is the closest city, 206 km away. Also worth knowing: Lac Culotte 1.9 km, Lac au Vase out at 2.5 km, Lac Roger 2.6 km, Lac Moisan out at 3.1 km and Lac Cecile 3.2 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Masson

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lac Masson is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Lac Masson regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lac Culotte at 1.9 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Lac Masson.